Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 3.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
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pay 56.5% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$122.77
€113.90
|
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